Sheard is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sheard
No. of characters: 6
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sheard

How popular is Sheard?

Sheard is common in South Africa.

Sheard is ranked 55038 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sheards grew by 12.30931 per cent to 2135 since 2000 and ranked 14084 after elevating 331 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 49.88 50.03
White 43.51 45.61
Others 3.84 1.79
Hispanic or Latino 2.15 1.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.42
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.28 0.53
Sheard is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 8522 people have been found who wears Sheard as their family name. Sheard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
18,718 Thailand2
21,529 Singapore2
35,969 Denmark2
13,552 Qatar2
6,103 Cyprus2
19,046 Ireland2
12,741 Ecuador1
174,544 Czech Republic1
172,258 Germany1
16,640 Hong Kong1
20,172 Hungary1
7,191 Afghanistan1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
169,904 Brazil1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,292 Vietnam1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
16,228 Bulgaria1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
396 Isle of Man34
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
83,233 Spain16
55,829 Zimbabwe16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Sheard:
8,422 Canada483
6,429 Australia449
3,201 New Zealand239
31,070 Turkey140
5,272 Scotland105
Countries with thousands of Sheard:
2,560 England3,087
14,873 United States2,271
4,407 South Africa1,479
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Sheard was 26 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 30, 1851. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as immigrant and took Joseph Walker from Liverpool. Immigrant Emma Sheard, William Sheard, aged 2, are other Sheard that migrated to US.

Sheard Namesakes

  • Karen Clark Sheard, Singer
  • Karen Clark Sheard, Singer
  • Kierra Sheard, Gospel singer
  • Sarah Sheard, Novelist
  • Kierra Sheard, Gospel singer
  • Kierra Sheard, Gospel singer
  • Karen Clark Sheard, Singer
  • Kierra Sheard, Gospel singer
  • Kierra Sheard, Gospel singer
  • Mia Sheard, Singer

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